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Target just gave Casper $75 million
Target has reportedly rolled $75 million into Casper, the direct-to-consumer mattress startup you may have heard about in all those podcasts. The funding is a good chunk of what should end up being a
New York’s tech community pens letter condemning Trump’s immigration ban
Non-profit technology policy organization Tech:NYC has joined a rising chorus of companies responding to Friday’s sweeping immigration ban, penning a letter condemning President Trump’s actions.
This adorable dog reviews Casper’s new mattress
Meet Henri, the middle malshi (a maltese/shih-tzu mix, apparently) who shares a Manhattan apartment with our Senior Video Producer, Veanne. Being the urbane, city dwelling sort, Henri agreed to test o
Stop applying tech principles to consumer startups
When you hear “startup,” you probably think of Facebook, Airbnb or Uber before Casper or Blue Bottle Coffee. But while companies that produce tangible goods like food and clothing receive less med
Casper makes dog beds now
110 protoypes, 460 hours of lab testing and 11 months of sleep studies later, Casper is ready to starting shipping out dog beds. The mail order mattress startup that is almost single-handedly proppin
The tipping point for rebellion
We are all getting lazy and spoiled. We’re not choosing simple over better, but easy over passably good. We’re self-sabotaging ourselves because effort is a price too great for anything.
Two years after launching, Casper prepares for European expansion
It’s been exactly two years since Casper started selling mattresses, and CEO Philip Krim said it’s already turned into a big business, with $100 million in revenue (not to mention a $550 m
Casper Shoots For The Stars With $55 Million Financing For Its Mattress Business
It seems that even the stars have come to rest on Casper beds. The 14-month-old startup has just closed on $55 million at a $550 million valuation to expand its business. But almost as impressive as t
U.K. Mattress Startup Eve Picks Up Backing From Octopus Investments
What is it about e-commerce mattress startups of late? In the U.S., Casper made headlines last year after raising $13.1 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates. The company wants
Mattress Startup Casper Plans To Open Pop-Up Stores In San Francisco, Austin and Washington, D.C.
<a target="_blank" href="https://casper.com">Casper</a> is known for <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/08/casper-mattress-startup-lands-13-1-million-series-a/">bringing the mattress buying expe
Casper CEO Phillip Krim Is Dreaming Of Disrupt NY
Though Casper prides itself on making sure you catch some Zzz’s, Casper CEO Phillip Krim won’t be inducing any snoring come Disrupt NY in May. His company is company is targeting an indust
Casper Mattress Startup Lands $13.1 Million Series A
Casper, the company looking to reinvent the way mattresses are made and sold, has closed a $13.1 million Series A round led by New Enterprise Associates, bringing its total funding to $15 million.
Getting In Bed With Mattress Startup Casper
Earlier this year, I wrote about <a target="_blank" href="https://caspersleep.com">Casper</a>, a Lerer Ventures-backed startup that <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/25/casper-seed-funding/">say
Casper Raises $1.6M To Offer A New Approach To Building And Selling Mattresses
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.caspersleep.com">Casper</a>, a startup that says it's developing a "vertically integrated" approach to the mattress industry, is announcing that it has raised $1.6